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UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami

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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami.

Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date September 23, 2017 (2017-09-23)
Venue Saitama Super Arena
City
Saitama, Japan
Attendance 8,571[1]
Event chronology







UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami

UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee


UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami (also known as UFC Fight Night 117) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 23, 2017 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Background


  • 2 Results


  • 3 Bonus awards


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References





Background[edit]


The event was the fifth that the organization has hosted in Saitama, and first since UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson in September 2015.[2]


A light heavyweight rematch between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Maurício Rua and former interim title challenger Ovince Saint Preux was expected to headline this event.[3] The pairing met previously at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux in November 2014 where Saint Preux defeated Rua via knockout in the fight's opening minute.[4] On September 16, Rua withdrew from the fight due to a knee injury and was replaced by returning veteran, former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Yushin Okami.[5]


Naoki Inoue was expected to face Jenel Lausa at the event, but pulled out on September 9 due to a dislocated shoulder. As a result, Lausa was removed from the card and is expected to be rescheduled against a new opponent at a future event.[6]


At the weigh-ins, Mizuto Hirota missed the featherweight limit of 146 pounds, coming in at 150 pounds. As a result his bout with Charles Rosa was changed to a catchweight and the fight was initially expected to proceed as scheduled. Subsequently, Hirota was fined 30% of his purse.[7] Later that day, Hirota was pulled due to health and safety concerns, as he was deemed unfit to compete by the UFC medical team.[8]



Results[edit]




















































































































Main Card (FXX)
Weight class



Method
Round
Time
Notes
Light Heavyweight

Ovince Saint Preux
def.

Yushin Okami
Technical Submission (Von Flue choke)
1
1:50

Women's Strawweight

Jéssica Andrade
def.

Cláudia Gadelha
Decision (unanimous) (30-25, 30-26, 30-27)
3
5:00

Lightweight

Dong Hyun Kim
def.

Takanori Gomi
TKO (punches)
1
1:30

Light Heavyweight

Gökhan Saki
def.

Henrique da Silva
KO (punch)
1
4:45

Featherweight

Teruto Ishihara
def.

Rolando Dy
Decision (unanimous) (28-27, 28-27, 29-27)
3
5:00
[a]
Flyweight

Jussier Formiga
def.

Ulka Sasaki
Submission (rear-naked choke)
1
4:30


Preliminary Card (FXX)
Welterweight

Keita Nakamura
def.

Alex Morono
Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
3
5:00

Women's Strawweight

Syuri Kondo
def.
Chan-Mi Jeon
Decision (split) (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)
3
5:00

Welterweight

Shinsho Anzai
def.

Luke Jumeau
Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
3
5:00

Welterweight

Daichi Abe
def.

Hyun Gyu Lim
Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
3
5:00





  1. ^ Dy was deducted one point in round 3 due to repeated groin strikes.



[9]



Bonus awards[edit]


The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[10]



  • Fight of the Night: Jéssica Andrade vs Cláudia Gadelha


  • Performance of the Night: Ovince Saint Preux and Gökhan Saki



See also[edit]



  • List of UFC events

  • 2017 in UFC



References[edit]





  1. ^ Staff (2017-09-23). "UFC Fight Night 117 draws reported 8,571 attendance in Japan". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-09-23..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab Tristen Critchfield (2017-05-16). "UFC set to return to Japan for Fight Night event on Sept. 23". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2017-07-05.


  3. ^ Staff (2017-07-06). "Former Pride legend Shogun Rua to headline return to Saitama Super Arena". ufc.com. Retrieved 2017-07-06.


  4. ^ Steven Marrocco (2014-11-09). "UFC Fight Night 56 results: Ovince Saint Preux destroys Mauricio Rua in 34 seconds". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-07-06.


  5. ^ Ben Fowlkes (2017-09-16). "'Shogun' Rua out, Yushin Okami in to face Ovince Saint Preux in UFC-Japan headliner". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18.


  6. ^ Marcel Dorff (2017-09-09). "Naoki Inoue vs. Jenel Lausa scrapped from UFC Fight Night 117 in Saitama". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
    (in Dutch)



  7. ^ Staff (2017-09-21). "Mizuto Hirota missed weight for UFC-Japan – and it was pretty scary". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-09-21.


  8. ^ Ken Hathaway (2017-09-21). "Mizuto Hirota pulled from UFC-Japan after scary weigh-in incident". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-09-21.


  9. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2017-07-06.


  10. ^ Staff (2017-09-23). "UFC Fight Night 117 bonuses: No-brainer $50,000 extra checks for Saint Preux, Andrade-Gadelha". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-09-23.












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